वृक्षच्छायाहताशान्तिर् गोपोत्सङ्गोपबर्हणः ।गोपसंवाहितपदो गोपव्यजनवीजितः॥
vṛkṣacchāyāhatāśāntir gopotsaṅgopabarhaṇaḥ ·gopasaṃvāhitapado gopavyajanavījitaḥ
whose heat-weariness was eased by the shade of trees
Whose fatigue is dispelled by tree-shade — in the forest's noon heat, the boys rest in tree-shadow; Kṛṣṇa's tiredness (which is itself an aesthetic display) eases under the canopy.
who pillowed his head on the cowherds' laps
Who uses a cowherd boy's lap as pillow — at rest in the forest, Kṛṣṇa sleeps with his head on a friend's lap; the Supreme using a devotee's body as pillow is a celebrated image.
whose feet the cowherds pressed
Whose feet are massaged by cowherd boys — as Kṛṣṇa rests, his friends press his feet; the bhakti tradition treats this gesture as the highest privilege.
fanned by the cowherds
Fanned by cowherd boys — the friends fan him with leaves to cool him; the Lord of all is served unselfconsciously by his playmates.
